If someone approaches you in Lisbon, Portugal with an open map and a plaintive look, be suspicious, warned Tanya Galdas, of BikeIberia, a company that rents out bicycles in the capital. They are very likely to be trying to snatch your wallet and cellphone that will be hidden beneath the […]
I thought about my friend George Wendell as I read the horrifying reports about the impending Hurricane Irma, bearing down on the Caribbean, and soon, the entire state of Florida. I sent him a text, asking how he and his wife Laura were doing in Coral Gables, and he gave […]
Summer is no doubt the time that I am thankful for living in Western Massachusetts. Combine the bounty of the farm stands, the quiet and still of early evening, and the excitement of the many outdoor music events that provide so much entertainment, and time to catch up with old […]
France is my favorite country. I’ve been there more than any other country, and I never tire of learning more about what’s going on there. Paul Shoul and I got a chance to learn about the newly renamed French Riviera last night, at a meeting of Provence and Cote d’Azur […]
Some days are better than others. Today, March 23, 2017, has been a great one, and it’s not even half close to being over. I woke up at 4:30, after a surprisingly restful sleep, and the flight non-stop from Hartford was a cinch. The train is a very short walk […]
We are installing a new TV but it’s not ready yet. So I sought out some interesting entertainment by attending a Deerfield Planning Board meeting at Town Hall tonight. On the agenda was a hotly contested 72-unit condo development on Sugarloaf St, a medical marijuana dispensary hoping to convert a […]
I met with about 30 people today, all from different parts of the world, sharing their reasons why we should write travel articles about them. Every destination has its bullet points, and I was there to glean how they could be transformed into stories. Here are some of them. I […]
One thing that’s all the rage these days is to send out a simple question to a whole bunch of attention-hungry bloggers, like me. I got a quick email asking me a simple question, what was my best and coldest winter season travel experience. So I sent in some pithy […]
People are excited in Columbus, Ohio because of a new way to travel–at 700 miles per hour–that might be coming right through their city. The Hyperloop One was first envisioned by Elon Musk in 2014, the man known for SpaceX and Tesla. But now serious people are exploring a […]
We had another stellar day of eco-tourism here on the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, beginning first with another drive across the island into the Antigua Rainforest where we met up with a group of visitors for a zip-line in the thick forest. It’s fun to see how laid back […]
My travel year began up in Montreal Canada where I spent a few days touring the city and feasting on the great food. Then we drove two hours north to Mount Tremblant where we skied the big mountain and got to see the beautiful Laurentians up close. A highlight was […]
I see my cancer doc, Sean Mullally, every six months. Ever since October 2014, when I felt a lump in my groin, I’ve had to become familiar with the lingo and procedures of cancer. Something nobody wants to do. But at the time I got my diagnosis, which is […]